Last month, the League announced its latest round of Bicycle Friendly University awards and the news took flight on Twitter. Students and staff tweeted the good news and, yes, a bit of friendly competitive banter emerged among rival colleges.

Spring has sprung and that means crunch time for many state legislatures. Across the country, bicycle advocates have their eyes and ears turned toward their state capitol to ensure policymakers advance, rather than curtail, cyclists' rights and safety.
With that in mind, here's this week's advocacy roundup:

In late February, we announced a "New National Plan to Transform Bicycling" — the potential unification of the League, Bikes Belong and the Alliance for Biking & Walking into one, powerful national organization.

No doubt the past year has been tough for bicycle advocates at the federal level. Time and again a small but vocal cadre of Congress members have pushed to eliminate important and popular programs, like Transportation Enhancements and Safe Routes to School.

The 2012 National Bike Summit was an inspiring whirlwind of speakers, workshops, networking and, of course, meetings with elected officials on Capitol Hill. Luckily, photographer Chris Eichler was there to capture it all.
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Day One